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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 606
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT DX BIBEMS FROM PSYCH UNIT - S/P PT SSTATES "HE SWALLOWED A METAL SPOON YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT STATES ACCIDENTLY STUCK FORK IN FINGER DX PARONYCHIA OF THE RT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT AT GROUP HOME SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A PLASTIC SPOON DX// FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT FELL AGAINST A FORK LACERATING R CALF. DX: LACERATION TO CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware, Basketball |
| HAD PLASTIC FORK IN MOUTH; WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL; ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOW ED PLASTIC FORK. INGESTION OF FOREIGN OBJECT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| ANKLE LAC FROM FALLING BAR BQ FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT C/O PAIN R 3RD DIGIT MIXING BATTER USING A SPOON, FINGER LOCKED. DX TRIGGER FINGER R 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| HAND INFECTION-POKED SELF W/A FORK-AREA BECAME INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| TRYING TO OPEN A CRACKER PACKAGE WITH FORK AND STUCK FORK IN LEFT INDEX FINGER. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND UNDER NAIL OF LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PLASTIC FORK POPPED UP & STRUCK LEFT EYE;BLEEDING IN EYE. SUBCONJUNCTIV AL HEMORRHAGE/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 75 YO MALE HAS PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT HAND FROM FORK PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| LEFT FOOT INJURY FROM DROPPING GRILLING FORK, PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT GREAT TOE. DX-TOE PAIN, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 69 YO FEMALE ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF WITH FORK PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK/ DX CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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